ONLY 8% OF AUSTRALIA’S VAPERS are under-18 and are at relatively minor risk of harm from vaping. However, Australia’s harsh restrictions on vaping focus on protecting youth instead of enabling the substantial benefits of vaping to the much larger number……
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VAPING REGULATIONS ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING in Australia and most vapers are confused. This blog provides an up-to-date summary of the current regulations at 17 January 2024 and the proposed future changes. It is important to note that these regulations only……
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TERRY BARNES IS A HARDENED PULIC HEALTH CONSULTANT and a former adviser to Michael Wooldridge and Tony Abbott. After years of advocating for vaping, he realises you can’t win a debate when one side is not listening. He is reluctantly……
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AFTER TEN YEARS OF ADVOCATING FOR VAPING for tobacco harm reduction, I am stepping away from the field and retiring. This is my last blog. As a tobacco treatment expert, I was excited when vapes first arrived in Australia. Here……
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The Australian Secondary Students’ Alcohol and Drug Survey (ASSAD) released yesterday found that only 2.1% of 12-17-year-olds smoked in the past week in 2022-23, compared to 4.9% in the previous survey in 2017. Youth smoking has declined by about 10%……
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SORRY TO BE BLUNT MR BUTLER, but your pants are on fire. The talking points you keep repeating about youth vaping are simply not evidence-based and are patently wrong. This blog challenges seven of your most often repeated falsehoods. Previous……
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SMOKING IN NEW ZEALAND continues to plummet to record lows, according to the latest New Zealand Health Survey as smokers switch to vaping. Rather than learn from this incredible public health success story, Mark Butler and his Tobacco Control advisers……
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WHAT IS THE LIKELY OUTCOME from Mark Butler’s draconian restrictions on vaping? Having dusted off my crystal ball, here’s my take: Butler's ban is likely to fail, setting the stage for an eventual shift towards a more progressive vaping policy……
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THE HEALTH MINISTER has announced today the timeline for his long-awaited crackdown on vaping. The importation of disposable single-use vapes will be banned from 1 January 2024 and the personal importation of any vapes or e-liquids (including all refillable devices……
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AUSSIE VAPERS ARE ANGRY, ANXIOUS AND FEARFUL about Mark Butler’s proposed vaping crackdown. Many are genuinely terrified of returning to smoking and very few are willing to comply with the new laws. Vapers feel that Mark Butler is not listening.……
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